Measurement of neutron induced reaction cross sections of palladium isotopes at the neutron energy of 14.54 ± 0.24 MeV with covariance analysis

• Published in: Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry 2020-07, Vol.325 (1), p.175-182
• Main Authors: Pasha, Imran, Basavanna, Rudraswamy, Suryanarayana, Saraswatula Venkata, Naik, Haladhara, Ram, Sangeetha Prasanna, Danu, Laxman Singh, Patel, Tarun, Bishnoi, Saroj, Karantha, Manjunatha Prasad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Analysis; Analysis of covariance; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Correlation analysis; Covariance; Data centers; Diagnostic Radiology; Gamma rays; Hadrons; Heavy Ions; Inorganic Chemistry; Measurement; Neutron beams; Neutrons; Nuclear Chemistry; Nuclear cross sections; Nuclear Physics; Palladium; Palladium isotopes; Parameter uncertainty; Physical Chemistry; Rhodium isotopes
• ISSN: 0236-5731; 1588-2780
• DOI: 10.1007/s10967-020-07218-1

The 110 Pd(n,2n) 109 Pd, 102 Pd(n,2n) 101 Pd, 105 Pd(n,p) 105 Rh and 106 Pd(n,p) 106m Rh reaction cross sections have been measured with respect to the 197 Au(n,2n) 196 Au monitor reaction at the neutron energy of 14.54 ± 0.24 MeV by using the method of activation and off-line γ -ray spectrometry. The mono-energetic neutron beam was generated from the D–T reaction. The uncertainties in the various basic nuclear parameters in the measured reactions and their correlations were estimated by using covariance analysis. The present data were compared with the EXFOR based literature data, evaluated data of various libraries available in national nuclear data center and with the calculated values from TALYS-1.9 code.